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The market for investing in cannabis products is in decline

There’s no denying that the cannabis industry is booming. The global legal cannabis market is expected to reach $66.3 billion by the end of 2025. The legalization of increasing cannabis use in medical and recreational products is expected to promote growth. Medical cannabis legalization in some countries has led to a significant decrease in the black market. Experts predict better results in 2020.

With a negative
balance and stocks in free fall, those who were excited about investing in
cannabis products doubt that it will continue to be good business in the
future.

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The value of investing in cannabis products

Whoever decided to go through with investing in cannabis products and stocks in recent years in the U.S. felt a little like a gold digger.

Some stocks grew steadily, producing profits of several thousand percent like shares of Canopy Growth, the largest producer in the sector, which registered a rise of 290,000%.

Aurora Cannabis
shares were among the most affected, with losses of 60%. Canopy Growth lost
nearly $375 million, while other companies such as Tilray and MedMen, left $50
and $25 million, respectively, and had to lay off 20% of their employees.

The initial
euphoria over cannabis derivatives was overshadowed by problems with licensing,
as cannabis is still considered in most cases to be an illegal drug. In other
words, cannabis sales are limited.

In the U.S., only
20% of states allow recreational cannabis use beyond its medical properties.
The east coast (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut) is especially against
non-medical use, and laws on legal recreational use are rejected. Experts don’t
expect that to change in the near future.

A dark cloud hangs over the sector

“The entire
cannabis products industry is under a dark cloud,” attorney Keith Stroup
said in 2018.

Stroup is one of the best connoisseurs of the market, and he founded a non-profit organization that works to get the legal use of cannabis approved. According to him, nobody knows when the American justice system will deal with the laws of each state in this respect.

“When 20 U.S.
states have completely legalized cannabis use we will have enough power to
convince the government as well,” he said.

Canada has faced a number of issues with cannabis legalization since 2018 including shortages and overstocking. (Source)

In fact, the
cannabis market is already completely saturated, especially in the U.S., but
also in Canada, where cannabis can be legally bought since 2018.

However, according to the Canadian government, so far, only 10% of production has been sold there, and there are some 400 tons of cannabis in stock in the country threatening the industry and those investing in cannabis products.

Worse is the situation in the U.S., where the state of Oregon has about 450 tons of cannabis stored.

High prices lead consumers to the black market

The fact that cannabis products do not sell well also has to do with the high tax burden. Some U.S. states tax them up to 45%, and many people can’t and won’t pay those prices, so they turn to the black market.

“Why would
anyone pay $20 for cannabis, if they get the same amount for $2 around the
corner,” said Alan Valdes, Majority Partner of Silverbear Capital.

He started
investing in cannabis products eight years ago and has shares in some
companies. In his opinion, that market will not regain momentum until taxes are
lowered and legalization advances.

Cannabis lobbies
invested nearly $4 million in the last nine months of 2019 to convince the U.S.
government to cut taxes. In September of this year, the U.S. House of
Representatives passed a law by a large majority allowing banks to provide
services to cannabis companies.

The Safety and
Fairness Banking Act (SAFE) ensure the fair application of banking laws to such
companies and is historic for its consequences, as banks should not fear
further legal persecution or retaliation for doing business with such
companies.

This gave the sector wings again, putting hope in those who wished to continue investing in cannabis products, but for a short time, as several shares fell again soon thereafter.

Big companies still show interest in investing in
cannabis products

Big companies are not slowing down when it comes to investing in cannabis products. Apparently, the solution lies in diversification. As such, Canopy Growth bets to create a company with the Canadian rapper Drake which will be dedicated to the manufacturing of wellness products.

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Anthony Donaghue writes about science and technology. Keeping abreast of the latest tech developments in various sectors, he has a keen interest on startups, especially inside and outside of Silicon Valley. From time to time, he also covers agritech and biotech, as well as consumer electronics, IT, AI, and fintech, among others. He has also written about IPOs, cannabis, and investing.

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